Meranti Dark Red: The Classic Choice for Elegance and Construction Excellence
Meranti Dark Red is one of the most popular and reliable tropical timber choices from Southeast Asia. It stands out for its rich reddish-brown color and uniform texture, offering an exceptional combination of aesthetics and mechanical strength that makes it ideal for a wide variety of construction applications.
Technical Characteristics & Mechanical Properties
Meranti Dark Red is distinguished by its robustness and good dimensional stability:
Average Weight: 680 kg/m³ (This is the densest and most durable variety of the Meranti family).
Bending Strength: 92 MPa.
Crushing Strength: 52 MPa.
Stability & Shrinkage: It possesses a volumetric shrinkage of 4.9%, Radial shrinkage of 4.0%, and a T/R index of 1.9, offering predictable behavior during processing.

Uses & Applications
The natural durability and beauty of Meranti make it ideal for:
Architectural Applications: Widely used in interior and exterior spaces for the construction of flooring, doors, and wall cladding.
Frames: One of the most prevalent choices for wooden windows and frames due to its stability.
Garden & Country Furniture: Due to its good weather resistance, it is frequently selected for patio furniture and commercial equipment.